05/20/2025
Today I was going to throw in the towel on rescue. I just don’t have the support I need to continue.
I get messages daily asking me to take in horses and I have to turn them away. I get promises of donations and sponsorships, yet those people have never come through.
So many people trying to donate their horses to rescues because they are no longer of use to them, or they don’t want to free them of their pain so they pass it on to the next person.
I was done.
Earlier this afternoon as I was sitting with one of my boys, he starts pawing and flings dirt at me. In the cloud of dirt, this heart falls into my lap.
Immediately I am brought back to a conversation I had with a dear friend of mine. She told me I was crazy and that no matter how much she loved horses she could never do what I do. We laughed and I agreed. Then she said, it’s your heart. Your heart is too big, but that’s one of the things I love about you. Never let anyone take you away from what makes your heart full.
With that, I submitted my paperwork to make SAER an official 501c3.
Will that help me get more donations, who knows. However, it allows me to explore bigger opportunities with grants and larger corporations.
This small little reminder was what I needed 🕊️
I’m amazing at what I do. I need to remember that in all the worry, stress, and long nights, that there is a horse on the other end waiting to be saved.
Thank you to everyone that has always supported and encouraged me 🫶
Anissa